Radiotoy



A. P. FARROW Oct. 20, 1925.

RADIOIOY Filed Feb. 26, 1925 Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT PHIL FAR-now, or KNoxvILnn, 'rn vnnssnn.

RADIO'TOY.

Application filed February 26, 1925. Serial No. 11,836.

To all whom it may concern. 7 I

Be it known that I, ALBERT P. FARRow, a citizen of the United States,residing at Knoxville, in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Radiotoy, ofwhichthe following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a toy and aims to provide a device forsimulating aradio receiving set and has for its principal object toprovide a toy of this nature which will afford amusement and recreationto children whereby they may play and make believe that they are tuninga radio receiving set.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a. toy of thisnature with a sound creating mechanism which will be operated upon theturning of the imitation tuning dials.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a toy radioreceiving headset which when engaged over the ears of a child, willallow him to hear the noise created by the toy.

A still further object of the invention 1s to provide a toy of thisnature which has an.

exceedingly simple structure that may be manufactured inexpensively andwill be strong and durable so as to withstand the usage for which it isdesigned. j

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescrip tion proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of the toy embodying thefeatures of my invention showing a portion of the front of the casingbroken away,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof showing the imitation loud speakerremoved, and a portion in section, and

Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the toy head set.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 1 designates acabinet which is constructed to simulate closely the cabinet in which ishoused a radio receiving set. \Vith this end in view, openings 2 and 3are provided in the front panel of the cabinet for rotatably receivingdials 4 having operating knobs 5 and hub portions 6.

Plates are attached to the inside face of i the front panel of thecabinet over the openings 2 and 3 and are provided with openings 'forrotatably receiving the hubs -6 of the dialed. Pegs 8 extend from theend of the hub 2 inwardly of the cabinet and wheels 9 are'fixed. to theinner ends of the hubs by screws 10 and receive the pegs 8 so that thewheels 9 are mounted for rotation with the hubs 6 of the dials 1.

These wheels 9 are provided at their peripheries with a series of teeth11. Springs 12 depend from the top of the cabinet one in alinement withthe axis of each wheel 9 and have on the sides thereof blocks 13. Theteeth. 11 of the wheels 9 are adapted to engage these blocks so thatwhen the dials are rotated in imitation of the tuning of a radio set, aclicking noise will be made.

An imitation switch arm 14 is pivoted on the front panel for engagementwith imitation contacts 15. Around one. dial it is preferable to writethe names of different cities in the United States While about the otherdial, there are written the names of foreign cities. At the bottom ofthe panel, there are provided plug-in openings 15.

A slide-way connection 16 is mounted on top of the cabinet for receivingthe base of an imitation loud speaker 17. This loud speaker may beeasily and quickly attached to or detached from the cabinet.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a toy head set which is to be used with this toyset. This head set consists of an arcuate member 18 for supporting earpieces 19 at its ends.

These ear pieces 19 have a cup-shaped for mation and are provided intheir side walls with openings 20. A cord 21 extends from one of the earpieces 19 and terminates in plugs 22Whichmay be inserted in the plug inopenings 15.

From the above it will be seen that the child may place the head set onhis ears and rotate the dials t and hear the clicking noise because ofthe provision of openings 20 in the ear pieces and by the use of hischildish imagination play that he is tuning the set and thus obtainconsiderable enjoyment.

The present embodiment of the invention which I have disclosed somewhatin detail attains all the features of advantage which areenumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the. above description,110 but it is to be understood that numerous changes in the details ofconstruction. in

the materials, in the proportions, and in the combination andarrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificingany of its ad- "antages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A toy ofthe class described including a cabinet having a frontpanel providedwith an opening, a dial rotatable in the opening and having a hubportion, a plate on the inside of the panel over the opening andprovided with an opening for rotat-ably receiving the hub of the dial, awheel on the inner end of the hub provided with radially extendingperipheral teeth, and a spring supported on the top of the cabinetextending downwardly to engage the teeth of the wheel whereby when thedial is rotated, a clicking noise will be made.

2. A toy simulating a radio receiving head set including a curvedsupporting member of resilient material and ear pieces on the endsthereof, each ear piece being cup-shaped in formation and provided inits side wall with a series of openings to allow the sound to passtherethrough so that the wearer of the head set may hear practically thesame as though it were not being worn.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT PHIL FARROIV.

